@DaisDD- I hope you get the gopro for Christmas. My friend who works for them in Half Moon bay showed me one of the new ones and they are def a step up and easier to use. The hardest part about getting video of windsurfing is getting out with the camera on a good day. Every video I have made is of a mediocre day because when its going off I never consider taking the extra time to setup the camera even though a gopro takes less than 30sec to setup.

damel
A few other things that the Clew-View does over the lashing straps to the clew.

1) the goPro has a lens that is not centered on the camera. The quick release mount on the Clew-View is off set to make the lens centered on the boom/sail so you get an even view on either tack.

2) The polypropylene arms of the Clew-View have a dampening effect reducing vibration.

3) The velcro straps allow you to easily and quickly switch from one sailors rig to another sailors rig on the beach without any tools.

Having the camera hanging upside-down from the clew end of the boom without any protection is risky. The clew end of the boom makes a lot of contact with the beach unless you are very careful. Your buddies might not be as careful as you if you know what I mean.

I have a Contour 1080 for which I would consider a Clew View, but
the Contour has a standard screw in mount like a regular camera or
camcorder. I don't see that in the Clew View pictures. Can a Clew View
accommodate a Contour 1080?

-Craig

evans wrote:

2) The polypropylene arms of the Clew-View have a dampening effect reducing vibration.

3) The velcro straps allow you to easily and quickly switch from one sailors rig to another sailors rig on the beach without any tools.

I made a small, light, versatile, tucked-in clew mount from 1/4" Lexan sheet material. I cut two arcs, put a bolt through one end of each to create a set of scissoring "crab pincers", stuck the basic GoPro mount to it, and fasten the assembly to my clew with velcro, little 8" bungee cords, or tape. The camera hangs immediately beneath the clew fitting, centered and tucked up out of harm's way. Rock solid, dirt cheap, tiny, fits any boom, and captures every inch of rider and board plus the "road ahead" on both tacks.

Now, if its danged wide angle lens didn't make overhead swell look like little chop, the camera might get used.

I like using the GoPro boom mounts like you've seen here, and I also like to mix up the views with an epoxied (permanent) mount out on the nose. Be sure to use the floating camera back or make your own floating camera back when using this because I've broken it off with the mast and had to go back to the lake the next day with dive gear to retrieve it. (still had battery left after filming over 2 hours underwater). Here's a couple of stills I've taken with the nose mount. I also use the helmet mount for another pov. I should point out, it helps to put this on a 12' longboard.

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